Today's game meant another early start for Europe-based fans and those watching live would have experienced a much more nail-biting affair than PNGs previous game.
Ireland had recently lost to Wales which would have given Papua New Guinea players some confidence going into the match. In the early stages the Kumuls were perhaps a little too complacent but after receiving some tough tackles soon buckled down to play hard against the Wolfhounds.
Watching the highlights on the BBC this afternoon was no less nerve-wracking as watching Gary Lo skipping between Irish players kept even the viewers on their toes.
There's talk that PNG will be playing England in the next round, which would be great to watch, but let's not get ahead of ourselves... The USA are up next and shouldn't cause too many problems for the Kumuls given what we've seen so far.
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